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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1934
Page
3
A Reveille confrontation with Senator Huey P. Long leads to censored coverage and student suspensions. The piece argues politics belong outside schools and laments the impact on freedom of the press while noting the Berlin fire department adds portable searchlights for 100 foot range.
LITTLE ROCK Twenty four separate bills change Arkansas criminal laws will be prepared by Governor Futrells Criminal Code Committee. The panel will also seek constitutional amendments to strengthen the laws. Committee members include Chairman Abe Collins and J E Isbell. Attorney General elect Bailey backs the program. Proposals include allowing waiver of jury trials by agreement and permitting retranscripts of admitted evidence on new trials.
Robert M. Wilson, a Reed-Routon merchandising financier, became Hope postmaster Saturday. He succeeds J A Davis, Republican postmaster since March 16, 1922, who served 26 years and five months. Wilson is the first Democrat postmaster since Woodrow Wilson’s administration. Davis did not state his future plans.
NEW ORLEANS La Cotton farmers were urged to vote on December 14 for continuation of the Bankhead cotton control act into 1995 by Southern state agriculture commissioners. They adopted a resolution calling for a permanent policy to curb overproduction, stabilize prices, and preserve export trade, while trimming bill inequalities for small farmers.
Washington reports doubled government outgo versus revenue with a 1905 deficit rising toward 700 million dollars from July to January. Midwinter relief and emergency demands push the year’s totals above four billion, widening the public debt projection toward ninety million.
Baton Rouge reports say Louisiana State University President Dr. James M. Smith was hanged in effigy Saturday from a campus flagpole after he barred a student meeting to discuss Huey Long censorship of the Reveille. Long announced a state inquiry into electric and telephone rates, naming Wade Martin as chairman and adding Long as special attorney to the commission.
A Stars to Saturday room straw vote in southwest Arkansas shows strong support for the Bankhead measure with 50 ballots for repeal and 45 ballots counted, while 48 favor crop regulation. Of 55 producers surveyed, most are small farmers. 44 provided production data totaling 927 acres and 307 bales, averaging about seven bales per farmer.
Bois d Arc Woodmen of the World elect J T Crosby as consul commander and W O Boyd Boyett as banker with a full slate including T C Bryant and John Ridgehill among officers. The camp, among the state’s largest, plans Christmas fruit and candy distribution by truck for needy children with a committee overseeing the funds and procurement.
Mrs Edward Schmidt testified in court that her husband beat her while she slept. He apologized claiming he acted in his sleep. She slept in another chamber but was beaten again. Judge Joseph B David granted her a divorce.
In Little Rock federal court Judge Martineau verbally sustained the demurrer of Prosecuting Attorney Carl Bailey and several city officials named as defendants in G. H. B. Gibson's Oct 22 suit to stop seizure of life and slot machines citywide. Attorneys for Gibson and a national slot machine operators group will submit briefs.
En banc federal judges Martineau and Ragon upheld the constitutionality of the Frazier-Lemke farm mortgage act in a test case. The ruling, written by Judge Martineau, ordered measures to prevent foreclosure sales when bankruptcy records exist, aligning with a Dawson, Louisville, Ky opinion.
In New York Bronx Supreme Court a jury awarded 100000 for slander tied to gossip about a widow and her two daughters. The Knipp couple faced blame for spreading rumors of police and fireman visits, allegedly causing Helen Barley severe distress and eventual job loss. The case cites social harm and personal ruin amid persistent rumors.
In Geneva Foreign Minister Laval declared France stands with Yugoslavia in the Yugoslav question and the League of Nations council formally approved dispatching an international army to patrol the Saar before the plebiscite on January 13. Friction between the Steel Helmet organization Reichswehr and Storm Troops was discussed amid district tensions near Beuthen Silesia.
Detroit plant Cadil lac division to host first test elections by Automobile Labor Board. The plan assures employees the right to vote for their own representative to bargain with GM, under board supervision, with protections against intimidation and affiliation regardless of labor group.
Four people died or were gravely injured in a five story tenement fire in Manhattan on Saturday. Victims named include Mrs Catherine Gibney and Mrs Minnie Johnson. Firemen faced difficulty as water hydrants sprayed water that fed the flames.
The State Refunding Board voted Saturday to refer all pending claims to the courts of proper jurisdiction for adjudication before final action by the board. The decision follows the need for proper legal handling of each claim.
Jackson voters face a January 1 special election on a proposed 1.5 million dollar municipal power plant and distribution bond as the city battles Mississippi Power and Light over TVA rate comparisons. The commission, after six months of dispute and rate reductions, placed pamphlets in homes claiming TVA savings and urging support. Representatives from the utility and city met, seeking a compromise but warning of possible court action if talks fail.
University speaker Dr. Harry M. Johnson says severe fatigue nudges a person toward insanity as symptoms like clumsiness memory lapses and irritability appear. He compares fatigue to an engine running on reserve fuel, noting performance slips only near collapse after seven years of sleep research.
A winter blast grips the nation with subfreezing lows from Arkansas to Minnesota and as far as New York. Prospects call for a gradual warmup later, though frigid air lingers in the Midwest. Snow flurries appear in Alabama, while Kentucky and Washington see continued cold with slight warming trends ahead.
Cotton market summaries show New York prices with Jan and March futures. quotes list highs lows and closes around 12.50 to 12.57 per bale, with up moves noted for January. Chicago grain futures and various stock quotations appear, along with produce notes on hens, eggs, ducks, and other market items.
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